Mullins' New History of the Jews (1968)

In 1846 Mosheh Montifiori (1784-1885), the well known lobbyist for Jewish affairs, came to Russia to meet Tzar Nikolai I and his ministers, to try to improve aspects of Jewish life in Russia. Many Jewish communities presented memoranda to Montifiori, specifying their problems. Amongst them was an outstanding memorandum written by the Utyan born ... ................
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